Cud"den (k?d"d'n), n. [For sense 1, cf. Scot.cuddy an ass; for sense 2, see 3d Cuddy.]
1.
A clown; a low rustic; a dolt.
The slavering cudden, propped upon his staff. Dryden.
2. Zool.
The coalfish. See 3d Cuddy.
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